JPH10230799A - License number plate mounting method and its mounting auxiliary fixture - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily change a mounting angle for a license number plate to be mounted on an automobile, a motor cycle and the like to an intended angle. SOLUTION: A second auxiliary fixture main body 3 to which a license number plate 7 is mounted, is combined with a first auxiliary fixture main body 2 to be mounted on a car body 6 in such a way that it can be revolved, with the revolution of the second auxiliary fixture main body 3, a revolution and stopper mechanism 8 revolves the second auxiliary fixture main body 3 stepwise along the turning locus R, and furthermore, it retains its stop position.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mounting aid capable of easily changing a license plate of an automobile or a motorcycle to a desired angle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a license plate is mounted on a car or a motorcycle, a license plate such as a bolt is used to mount the license plate on a mounting hole formed in the vehicle body. Is fixed, and the user cannot set an arbitrary angle according to his / her preference.

[0003] For this reason, a license plate mounting aid such as that described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-1058 has been proposed, in which the mounting angle of the license plate with respect to the vehicle body can be set according to the user's preference. I can do it.

[0004]

In this mounting aid, the protruding piece of the auxiliary tool body for fixing the license plate is joined to the protruding piece of the auxiliary tool body fixed to the vehicle body. Are fastened and fixed via fixing members such as bolts.

Therefore, in order to set the license plate at an arbitrary angle, it is necessary to hold the license plate set at a desired angle by hand and tighten the fixing tool while maintaining the angle. If it is desired to change the mounting angle of the license plate once set, it is necessary to loosen the fixing device, change the angle, and then tighten the fixing device while holding the license plate again by hand.

As described above, even if the angle at which the license plate is attached to the vehicle body can be set in accordance with the preference of the user, the conventional one has a troublesome angle setting and is inconvenient. There is a disadvantage that.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and a purpose thereof is to easily change a license plate attached to a car, a motorcycle, or the like to a desired angle, and to use the apparatus easily. It is intended to provide a mounting aid excellent in the above.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method of attaching a license plate by fixing a first auxiliary body to a vehicle body as described in claim 1. A second auxiliary tool main body for fixing the license plate to the first auxiliary tool main body is rotatably mounted via the fixing tool, and is rotated between the first auxiliary tool main body and the second auxiliary tool main body. With a stopper mechanism interposed, the second
With the forcible rotation of the auxiliary tool body, the rotation and stopper mechanism rotates the second auxiliary tool body stepwise along the rotation trajectory and holds the stop position, and the second auxiliary tool body It is characterized in that the attached angle of the attached license plate is set to a desired angle.

Further, as a license plate attaching auxiliary tool, a first auxiliary tool main body fixed to a vehicle body, a license plate is mounted on a surface side thereof, and the first auxiliary tool main body is attached. A second auxiliary tool main body rotatably attached to the first auxiliary tool main body via a fixing tool, and a second auxiliary tool main body interposed between the first auxiliary tool main body and the second auxiliary tool main body. And a rotation / stopper mechanism for rotating the second auxiliary tool main body stepwise along the rotation trajectory and holding the stop position.

[0010]

According to the present invention, the second auxiliary tool main body is rotatably attached to the first auxiliary tool main body fixed to the vehicle body, and is rotated between the first auxiliary tool main body and the second auxiliary tool main body. Since the second auxiliary tool main body is rotated stepwise along the trajectory, and a rotation and stopper mechanism for holding the second auxiliary tool main body at the stop position is interposed, the license plate is moved relative to the vehicle body. After the attachment, the angle of attachment can be freely changed only by turning the license plate strongly.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an auxiliary tool according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an attached state of a first auxiliary tool main body and a second auxiliary tool main body shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the auxiliary tool 1 includes a first auxiliary tool main body 2 fixed to a vehicle body 6, a second auxiliary tool main body 3 for fixing a license plate 7, a first auxiliary tool main body 2, and a second auxiliary tool main body 2. The fixing tool 4 for rotatably fixing the auxiliary tool main body 3, and the second auxiliary tool main body 3 is rotated by the rotation trajectory R with the forced rotation of the second auxiliary tool main body 3.
And a rotation / stopper mechanism 8 that rotates in a stepwise manner and holds the stop position.

Next, a description will be given along an example of an auxiliary tool.
That is, the first auxiliary tool main body 2 is formed in a U-shape in which a pair of projecting pieces 22, 22 are extended outward from the left and right ends of the rectangular plate 21 attached to the vehicle body 6. Is formed. In addition, the plate 21 is provided with a slot 23 for passing the bolt 8 corresponding to the mounting hole 61 formed in the vehicle body 6.

Further, the protruding piece 22 is provided with a through hole 24 for the bolt 4 a and a fixing groove 25 for the leaf spring 5.

The second auxiliary tool main body 3 includes a license plate 7
A pair of protruding pieces 32, 32 extending in the direction of the vehicle body 8 are formed in a U-shape projecting from left and right ends of a rectangular plate body 31 attached to the vehicle. In addition, the plate body 31 is provided with a slot 33 for passing the bolt 9 corresponding to the mounting hole 71 formed in the license plate 7.

Further, the projecting piece 32 is provided with a through hole 25 for the bolt 4a and a plurality of engaging holes 35 formed along the rotation trajectory R of the small projection 54 of the leaf spring 5.

In this embodiment, the plate 31 of the second auxiliary body 3 is set slightly longer than the plate 21 of the first auxiliary body 2, so that the second auxiliary body 3 is provided. The three projecting pieces 32 are combined so as to be joined from the outside of the projecting piece 22 of the first auxiliary tool main body 2.

The leaf spring 5 is provided on the protruding piece 2 of the first auxiliary tool main body 2.
2, a mounting plate 51 joined to the inside of the
1 and a pressing plate 52 bent obliquely upward from the lower end. 53 is a bolt 4
Reference numeral 54 denotes a small hole protruding from the pressing plate 52.

Next, a combination of the first auxiliary tool main body 2 and the second auxiliary tool main body 3 will be described with reference to FIG. That is, the protruding piece 22 of the first auxiliary tool main body 2 is fitted inside the protruding piece 32 of the second auxiliary tool main body 3 with a slight gap L, and the bolt provided on the first auxiliary tool main body 2 is opened. The through hole 24 and the bolt through hole 34 formed in the second auxiliary tool body 3 correspond to each other.

The leaf spring 5 includes a mounting plate 51 and a pressing plate 5.
2 is fitted into a groove 25 formed in the protruding piece 22 of the first auxiliary tool main body 2, and a mounting plate 51 is provided.
The bolt holes 53 of the respective bolt holes 2
4,34.

The bolt holes 24, 34, 5
3 and an O-ring 4 interposed between the projecting pieces 22 and 32
The second auxiliary tool main body 3 is rotatable with respect to the first auxiliary tool main body 2 by inserting the bolts 4a and screwing the nuts 4b into the insides c and 4c. This nut 4b
, A well-known loosening prevention nut may be used. Also, the second
The leaf spring 5 fixed to the second auxiliary body 3 also rotates with the rotation of the auxiliary body 3.

Since the leaf spring 5 is in a state where the pressing plate 52 is pressed against the projecting piece 22 of the first auxiliary tool main body 2 by the urging force, the small projection 54 is protruded by the rotation of the first spring. Corresponding to the engaging hole 35 provided in the piece 22, the small projection 54 fits into the engaging hole 35, whereby the license plate 7 maintains a fixed mounting angle.

According to this embodiment, the small projections 54 can be freely inserted into and retracted from the engagement holes 35 by the urging force of the leaf springs 5 constituting the rotation and stopper mechanism 8, so that the once-set number plate 7 is attached. Even if it is desired to change the angle, it is not necessary to loosen the fixing tool 4 and then change the angle of the license plate 7 and tighten the fixing tool 4 again while holding the license plate by hand, as in the prior art. Aid body 2
Even if the license plate 7 is attached to the vehicle body 6 even if the license plate 7 is attached to the vehicle body 6, the license plate 7 can be turned to a desired angle by rotating the license plate 7 strongly. It can be changed as appropriate.

As described above, according to the present invention, the second auxiliary tool main body 3 is rotatably attached to the first auxiliary tool main body 2 fixed to the vehicle body 6, and the first auxiliary tool main body 2 and the second auxiliary tool are attached. A rotation / stopper mechanism 8 for rotating the second auxiliary tool body 3 stepwise along the rotation trajectory R and holding the second auxiliary tool body 3 at the stop position is interposed between the main body 3 and the main body 3. Therefore, after the license plate 7 is fixed to the vehicle body, the angle at which the license plate 7 is mounted can be freely changed only by turning the license plate 7 strongly.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention, even when the license plate is mounted on the vehicle body, the mounting angle can be easily adjusted to a desired angle by strongly rotating the license plate. It is possible to provide an easy-to-use license plate mounting aid.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an example of an assisting device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a mounting state of a first auxiliary tool main body and a second auxiliary tool main body shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a change in the angle of a license plate.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Auxiliary tool 2 1st auxiliary tool main body 3 2nd auxiliary tool main body 35 Engagement hole 4 Fixing tool 5 Leaf spring 52 Press plate 54 Small projection 6 Car body 7 Number plate 8 Rotation / stopper mechanism R Rotation trajectory

Claims (2)

[Claims] A first auxiliary tool main body fixed to the vehicle body and a license plate fixed to the first auxiliary tool main body;
The auxiliary tool main body is rotatably mounted via a fixing tool, and a rotation / stopper mechanism is interposed between the first auxiliary tool main body and the second auxiliary tool main body to force the second auxiliary tool main body to rotate. Accordingly, the rotation and stopper mechanism rotates the second auxiliary tool main body stepwise along the rotation trajectory and holds the stop position, and the mounting angle of the license plate mounted on the second auxiliary tool main body. The license plate is set at a desired angle. 2. A first auxiliary tool body fixed to a vehicle body, and a license plate is mounted on a surface side of the first auxiliary tool main body.
A second auxiliary tool main body rotatably attached to the auxiliary tool main body via a fixing tool, and a second auxiliary tool main body interposed between the first auxiliary tool main body and the second auxiliary tool main body for forced rotation of the second auxiliary tool main body; With the movement, the second auxiliary tool main body is rotated stepwise along the rotation trajectory,
A license plate mounting aid, comprising a rotation and stopper mechanism for holding a stop position.